Composer: Arnold Rosner
Performer: Curtis Macomber, Maxine Neuman, David Richmond, Margaret Kampmeier, Carson Cooman
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0408
Release: 2017
Size: 1.04 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 18 (2004 Revised Version)
01. I. Allegro molto
02. II. Lento
03. III. Allegro
Danses à la mode, Op. 101
04. No. 1, À la Greque
05. No. 2, Raga
06. No. 3, Sarabande
07. No. 4, Musique du Nord
Bassoon Sonata, Op. 121
08. I. Adagio
09. II. Allegro energico ma serioso
10. III. Lento
Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 89 “La divina commedia”
11. I. Adagio
12. II. Moderato, con rubato
13. III. Allegro
The musical language of the New York-based Arnold Rosner (1945–2013) clothes the modal harmony and rhythm of pre-Baroque polyphony in rich Romantic colours, this c ombination produces a style that is instantly recognisable and immediately appealing. These four chamber works embrace a wide range of emotions, from tragic nobility to buoyant good humour, with Rosner’s use of modality adding a hint of the Orient. All these pieces are receiving their first recordings, and many of the performers were personally acquainted with the composer.